Parallel Verses
Noyes New Testament
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,
New American Standard Bible
And He was saying,
King James Version
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
He was also saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.
A Conservative Version
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
American Standard Version
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
Amplified
Then He said,
An Understandable Version
And Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like a farmer who scattered seed on the ground,
Anderson New Testament
And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should sow seed in the ground,
Bible in Basic English
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
Common New Testament
And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,
Daniel Mace New Testament
Again, he said, the state of the gospel is like that of the grain, which a man sows in his land:
Darby Translation
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,
Godbey New Testament
And He said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as a man may cast seed on the ground;
Goodspeed New Testament
"The reign of God," he said, "is like a man scattering seed on the ground,
John Wesley New Testament
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
Julia Smith Translation
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
King James 2000
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.
Modern King James verseion
And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "So is the kingdom of God, even as if a man should sow seed in the ground,
Moffatt New Testament
And he said, "It is with the Realm of God as when a man has sown seed on earth;
Montgomery New Testament
"It is with the kingdom of God," he continued, "as if a man should have sown seed in the earth;
NET Bible
He also said, "The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.
New Heart English Bible
And he said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
Sawyer New Testament
And he said, So is the kingdom of God as a man casts the seeds into the earth,
The Emphasized Bible
And he was saying - Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he said, The kingdom of heaven is of that kind, as if a man should cast seed into his field;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Jesus also said: "This is what the Kingdom of God is like-- like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,
Webster
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Weymouth New Testament
Another saying of His was this: "The Kingdom of God is as if a man scattered seed over the ground:
Williams New Testament
He also was saying: "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground,
World English Bible
He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
Worrell New Testament
And He said, "So is the Kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth;
Worsley New Testament
And He said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
Youngs Literal Translation
And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,
Themes
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Rain and dew » Imperceptible
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the tares and other teachings (in galilee)
Jesus Christ » Parables of » Seed growing secretly
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To a man who sowed good seed
Parables » Parables of Christ » Seed growing secretly
Similitudes » The church compared to » Of the kingdom of heaven
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Imperceptible
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Seed That Grows By Itself
25 For he that hath, to him will be given; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath. 26 And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground, 27 and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs and grows up, he knows not how.
Cross References
Matthew 13:24
Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Matthew 3:2
saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 13:3
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
Matthew 13:11
He answered and said, Because to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it hath not been given.
Matthew 13:31
Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field.
Matthew 13:33
Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Mark 4:3-4
Hearken: Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
Mark 4:14-20
The sower soweth the word.
Luke 8:5
A sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and they were trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured them.
Luke 8:11
Now the meaning of the parable is this. The seed is the word of God.
Luke 13:18
He said therefore, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?
John 4:36-38
Already is the reaper receiving wages, and gathering fruit unto everlasting life; that both the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
John 12:24
Truly, truly do I say to you, Unless a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, itself abideth alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth.
James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
1 Peter 1:23-25
being born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.